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Barbers / men's hairdressers in Hamburg
Where to get a haircut, tips for English-speakers
So, what do those of us with very poor German do to get a haircut around here?
Look out for Friseur, Frisör, Coiffeur, Haarstudio ...
They have barbers, hairdressers etc like any other country.
What's having very poor German got to do with it?
What's having very poor German got to do with it?
It is generally beneficial to be able to communicate with the person cutting your hair how you want your hair cut.
Improve your German ...
Joking aside...
Plan A - if you look for a salon that has young Germans working in it you will probably find lot of them will know English well enough to understand what you want. Tip - a few of the salons in the centre (near the big Hapag Lloyd building on the Alster lake) all say they get a lot of English speakers visiting them as there are a lot of different nationalities working at Hapag Lloyd.
Plan B - take a picture of want you want.
From experience, I would not recommend a Turkish barber, you might be able to communicate with him perfectly in either English, German or even Turkish but you still won't get what you ask for.
Plan A - if you look for a salon that has young Germans working in it you will probably find lot of them will know English well enough to understand what you want. Tip - a few of the salons in the centre (near the big Hapag Lloyd building on the Alster lake) all say they get a lot of English speakers visiting them as there are a lot of different nationalities working at Hapag Lloyd.
Plan B - take a picture of want you want.
From experience, I would not recommend a Turkish barber, you might be able to communicate with him perfectly in either English, German or even Turkish but you still won't get what you ask for.
Any recommendations in Altona area?? Turkish barber tip noted.
I'll agree with the above.
My first three haircuts in Germany where at the German girlfriends swanky Italian hair salon. All I wanted was a short back and sides with the (thinning) top combed back (a la Jack Nicholson). Would he use an electric razor and shave (grade 3) two inches above the ears and follow it down and across the collar neckline? Nope. 60mins with scissors and comb. All for 26 euros.
Then, shopping at my local Marktkauf I saw the Klier concession. After a few walk pasts on the next shopping visits I guessed the oldest member of staff was 30ish so assumed everyone would speak some English. Subsequently, I turned up by myself.
We spoke in basic German and basic English and hand gestures (c'mon! It's a hairdressers!) but still managed to communicate very effectively. It took her only 15mins and I finally got my first decent (exactly how I wanted it - electric razors a-go-go) haircut in Germany.
And at 14 euros, I'll be back in 6 weeks.
PS: See the Klier site for Hamburg. Again they appear to be at the supermarkets.
My first three haircuts in Germany where at the German girlfriends swanky Italian hair salon. All I wanted was a short back and sides with the (thinning) top combed back (a la Jack Nicholson). Would he use an electric razor and shave (grade 3) two inches above the ears and follow it down and across the collar neckline? Nope. 60mins with scissors and comb. All for 26 euros.
Then, shopping at my local Marktkauf I saw the Klier concession. After a few walk pasts on the next shopping visits I guessed the oldest member of staff was 30ish so assumed everyone would speak some English. Subsequently, I turned up by myself.
We spoke in basic German and basic English and hand gestures (c'mon! It's a hairdressers!) but still managed to communicate very effectively. It took her only 15mins and I finally got my first decent (exactly how I wanted it - electric razors a-go-go) haircut in Germany.
And at 14 euros, I'll be back in 6 weeks.
PS: See the Klier site for Hamburg. Again they appear to be at the supermarkets.
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